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Tom Harrell’s “I Don’t Know” from the album “Visions” Part 1
Tom Harrell has always been one of my favorite jazz composers. He write in a variety of styles and never becomes cliche like many modern composers. His immense library of small group originals are...
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Tom Harrell’s solo on “I Don’t Know”
This solo transcription is part 2 from last week’s post on the Tom Harrell composition “I Don’t Know” from the album Visions. In learning this tune I noticed how incredibly fluid a player he is,...
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Derrick Hodge’s “Over There” from the Terence Blanchard album “Flow”
Flow is one of the greatest collections of jazz composition I have ever heard, and Terence Blanchard’s band demonstrates musicianship and an incredibly high level on the album “Flow”. The composition...
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Miles Davis solo on “So What” from the album “Kind of Blue”
Kind of Blue. The best selling jazz album of all time. Every jazz musician should know this solo, every trumpeter should have it memorized. So What. A tune played by everyone musician but often...
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Ibrahim Maalouf’s “Surprises” from the album “Wind”
I discovered Ibrahim Maalouf after a conversation with Milwaukee Symphony trumpeter Dennis Najoom in which we discussed upcoming trumpet stars. Dennis enjoyed the 4 valve trumpet and the Lebanese/Jazz...
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Claudio Roditi on Giant Steps
Download Solo: Bb | C Buy on iTunes: Link The Brazilian trumpeter Claudio Roditi has become one of my favorite trumpeters as of late because of the fluidity of his tone and playing. The rotary...
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Scotty Barnhart’s solo on Giant Steps
Download Solo Transcription Bb | C Buy on iTunes Link As I have been learning and studying the tune Giant Steps I have learned several things about how improvisers approach the tune. Although our...
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Miles Davis solo on Freddie Freeloader from Kind of Blue
Download Solo Transcription: Bb | C Listen on Youtube: Link I transcribed this solo a long time ago but never had the opportunity to upload and share it, so here we go. This track is very...
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Roy Hargrove on Straight No Chaser
Download C | Bb Buy on Amazon (Out of Print) Roy Hargrove has become of my favorite trumpet players to listen to as of late. With his soulful sound and playful rhythmic ideas Roy never pushes the...
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Chet Baker’s solo on Well You Needn’t
The Last Great Concert is one of my favorite recordings of Chet Baker where he showcases his incredibly lyrical and flowing approach in soloing. Although it doesn’t demonstrate his chops compared to...
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